Improvement in umbrella-covers



n. w. ODIORNE. Umbrella Covers.

No, 143,297, Patented Septe'mber30,l873.

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DAVID -W. ODIORNE, OF ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY.

IMPROVEMENT IN UMBRELLA-COVERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 143,297, datedSeptember 30, 1873; application filed August 15, 1873.

i To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. ODroRNE, of Elizabeth, in the county ofUnion and State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in Umbrellasand Parasols, of which the following is a correct specification:

In the manufacture of umbrellas and parasols it is usual to cut out thesections or gores of fibrous material and sew them together, leaving acentral hole for the umbrella stick or handle, and at this point it isusual to secure the fabric to the stick or to a metal thimble near thecrown by binding the ends of the gores together by a winding of thread,and often sewing is resorted to to draw the fabric sufficiently tightand to securely fasten the ends of the gores. This operation is expen-.sive, it is not usually of a handsome or ornamental appearance, andhaving to be done after the umbrella'cover is applied to the frameincreases the difficulties of workmanship. My

invention is made for obviating these difliculties; and consists in ametallic eyelet of a size for the handle or stick to pass throughapplied to the cover at the center, which eyelet unites all the sectionsfirmly together and protects the fabric of the cover from injury at thispoint, and allows of the cover being prepared complete and ready forattachment to the frame.

In the drawing, Figure l is a View of the eyelet applied to the centerof the umbrellasuitable material.

gores, a portion only of the covering being shown; and Fig. 2 is asection of the same.

The gores or sections a a are of silk or other They are of the desiredsizes and shapes, and sewn together as usual. The metallic eyelet b isof a size large enough to go over the stick or handle of the umbrella,and this eyelet is inserted through the center of the cover, the fabricbeing spread out evenly all around the eyelet. The edges of the eyeletare turned over by a suitable mechanism to clamp and hold the fabric. Iprefer to employ the washer or ring 0, that may be of wire or othermaterial, and. draw the ends of the sections through this ringpreviously to turning over the end of the eyelet to secure the partsfirmly in place.

I claim as my invention- 1. The umbrella 0r parasol cover made with ametallic eyelet at the center to unite the sections of fibrousmaterials, substantially as set forth.

2. The washer or ring 0, combined with the metallic eyelet b, forsecuring the sections a of the cover together at the center,substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 13th day of August, 1873.

D. \V. ODIORNE.

Witnesses GEO. T. PINOKNEY, CHAS. E. SMITH.

